Who so (A)sheddeth man’s blood, [a]by man shall his blood be shed: (B)for in the [b]image of God hath he made man.

But bring ye forth fruit and multiply: grow plentifully in the earth, and increase therein.

¶ God spake also to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 9:6 Not only by the magistrate, but oft times God raiseth up one murderer to kill another.
  2. Genesis 9:6 Therefore to kill man is to deface God’s image, and so injury is not only done to man, but also to God.

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